Martha Tedrow
Martha Tedrow graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in Education and later received her Masters in Education from Gardner-Webb University. In 2005, Martha became Nationally Board Certified in Adolescence Science. She has taught in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System for 26 years. Martha is currently teaching 8th grade Science at Jefferson Middle School and works as a Science Curriculum Coach for the NCTeach program with UNC-Greensboro.
Resources created by Martha Tedrow
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- Career areas of science: Vocabulary
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.1
- In this lesson for grade eight, students discuss different scientific disciplines and gain an understanding of the suffix -ology.
- Format: lesson plan
- By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.
- Cell theory and plant respiration
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.4
- In this lesson, students conduct an experiment using plants to gain an understanding on the effects of sunlight on cell processes.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 8 Science)
- By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.
- Electroplating: When is a penny worth less than one cent?
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.8
- In this lesson, students understand the chemical differences between pennies made before and after 1982, and gain an understanding of the process of electroplating.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Science)
- By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.
- Forensic scientists: Identifying unknown substances
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.10
- In this lesson, students use the physical properties of three mystery substances to determine their identities. Students discuss how these skills apply to careers in forensic science.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
- By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.
- Key deer: Evolution and species survival
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.7
- In this lesson, students learn about the evolutionary history of the Key deer, then discuss the animal's prospects for survival in a changing habitat.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
- By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.
- Learning about the earth through remote sensing
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.6
- In this lesson, students will learn about remote sensing and satellite images, and will gain an understanding of how various professions use information gathered via these methods.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 Science and Social Studies)
- By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.
- Maintaining safe water: Whose job is it?
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.3
- In this lesson plan, students learn about careers that are involved in maintaining water quality.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
- By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.
- Microbiology: Bacteria in our environment
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.5
- In this lesson, students will learn about bacterial cells and will participate in a lab measuring the growth of bacterial colonies.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
- By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.
- Technological artifacts and the evolution of the student desk
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.2
- In this lesson, students discuss a variety of definitions for the word technology and the relationships between technology, science, and society.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science and Social Studies)
- By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.
- Winter advisory: The effect of salt on the freezing point of water
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.9
- In this lesson, students complete a lab to help them understand the effect of salt on the freezing point of water. Students discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using salt as a de-icing and anti-icing agent on roads.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Science)
- By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.
